FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn speaking at her second confirmation hearing.

Gigi Sohn’s post-FCC-fiasco job will be directing funding to public broadband

Gigi Sohn is the American Association for Public Broadband's first executive director.

On May 3, 2023 by David Covucci

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EXCLUSIVE: How 3 Democrats’ last-minute dealings killed Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination for good

Sohn's officially withdrew her nomination yesterday.

On Mar 8, 2023 by Karl Bode

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Gigi Sohn withdraws FCC nomination, calls attacks ‘absurd caricature of blatant lies’

The longtime broadband advocate said she faced 'unrelenting, dishonest, and cruel attacks' during her nomination process.

On Mar 7, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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Gigi Sohn says recent Supreme Court ruling won’t stop FCC from reinstating net neutrality

Sohn said in her third confirmation hearing that she believes the FCC still has the authority to act on net neutrality if Congress does not.

On Feb 14, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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JD Vance demands Gigi Sohn defend hypothetical tweets he made up at confirmation hearing

Gigi Sohn has now gone through 3 confirmation hearings since being nominated by Biden in 2021.

On Feb 14, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

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LGBTQ rights groups demand Senate confirm Gigi Sohn as she faces new smear campaign

Sohn continues to wait for a new hearing.

On Feb 6, 2023 by David Covucci

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Republicans use OnlyFans to try and sink Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination

Sohn is facing criticism from the right for serving on the board of non-profit that opposed SESTA/FOSTA in 2018.

On Jan 30, 2023 by Jacob Seitz

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Gigi Sohn to be renominated to FCC

It's still unclear if she can get through the Senate., though she now faces an easier path.

On Jan 3, 2023 by Karl Bode

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Democrats now have the votes to get Gigi Sohn on the FCC—will they do it?

After a year of minimal movement, there's hope.

On Dec 8, 2022 by Karl Bode

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It’s been a year since Gigi Sohn was nominated to the FCC—and internet rights groups are pissed

it's the longest a nomination has stalled.

On Oct 26, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Big telecom’s relentless lobbying is pushing Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination to the brink

Sohn has been left to fend for herself.

On Sep 21, 2022 by Karl Bode

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Broadband expert thrashes former senator’s misleading campaign against Gigi Sohn’s FCC nomination

Heitkamp is 'misreading quotes' about Sohn.

On Apr 29, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Why a Democrat is now trying to tank Gigi Sohn’s nomination to the FCC

The ad is targeting senators who are needed to approve Sohn.

On Apr 19, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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Gigi Sohn passes out of committee, nomination to FCC goes to full Senate

It's been a slow process for Sohn, but it is moving forward.

On Mar 3, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn speaking at her second confirmation hearing.

Gigi Sohn calls Republican accusations against her a big telecom-led effort to keep the FCC deadlocked

A senator said the obstruction was an attempt to 'deadlock, disarm, and disable the FCC.'

On Feb 9, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich